One dead and one unaccounted for after Amazon building collapses during storm

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Sunday, November 4, 2018
One dead and one unaccounted after Amazon building collapse
One dead and one unaccounted after Amazon building collapseChief Roman Clark says one person was found under debris and taken to a hospital, where the person was pronounced dead. He adds that a second person was unaccounted for.

BALTIMORE, Maryland -- The fire department says one person is dead and another was unaccounted after a weather-related building collapse at an Amazon distribution warehouse on Baltimore's southeast side, the Baltimore Sun reports.

Chief Roman Clark tells the Sun that a 50-foot wall collapsed late Friday at the Amazon Fulfillment Center as a storm hit the area. Clark says one person was found under debris and taken to a hospital, where the person was pronounced dead, the Sun reports. He adds that a second person was unaccounted for.

Images taken from outside the facility showed a badly damaged truck and a knocked over light pole, the Sun reports.

The National Weather Service had earlier warned of thunderstorms in the area, with some producing gusty winds and heavy rain.

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